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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Home school the child, please.   This whole thread is assholery even by dcum standards.[/quote]

This is currently the dumbest post on DCUM.[/quote]

Not at all.   Prodigies rarely amount to anything.  If the op had judgement, they would try to normalize the child’s social development.   This is in fact assholery.[/quote]

What OP is describing is hardly prodigy material.  In fact, apart from memorizing the capitals, which I can't see why aren't parent would find much value in that, I know of several kindergarteners in public who are reading at least a grade ahead and who are advanced in math as well.  [b]This probably describes 3/4 of the K class in my DD's public school[/b].  Besides, what makes you think homeschooling would be good for gifted child?  What about social skills?  Are you capable of teaching a gifted child at home?

Home schooling is just bad advice, plain and simple.  And I think OP will be surprised to learn just how many kids are very much like hers once she gets to elementary.   [/quote]

Really? 3/4 of the K class in your DD's public school can serve as Banker in Monopoly game, give change and read out Chance and Community Chest cards, tell me it is -2C outside when the temperature reading in my car said 28F, can write short stories and spell words such as "brown", "competition" and "throat"?  Which public school is this, please share.[/quote]

Yes, my DD can do much of this in kindergarten.  I haven't taught her celsius.  She can read just about anything I put in front of her.  She can give change in monopoly.  She is not the only one with advanced skills in her class.  The school is in FCPS.

Look, I'm not saying your child is not smart.  I'm saying that you'd be surprised to find that your child will be in a class with many other smart kids, too, and that public can do a very good job teaching them.  try public.  you can switch later if you think it's not working.[/quote]

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